Taranaki Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1903.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12235, 14 April 1903, Page 4

Taranaki Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1903.

The milo match for *10 a side, bet.veea Capel and V/ilaon, wiii bo run on the racecourse on Tuesday next. We have had several inquiries, novr that the winter is comiag on, for parcels of books for bushraen. Old novels and monthly magazines are alwB3S appreciate d. Tfco woatLer at 9 o'clock this morning was gou.ery.jUy five throughout the colony, blue &ky prevailing, with smooth or moderate boa all round the coast, except all I'iaac Cup^), where is w.is rough. The - U'laperaturo varied from 49deg. at West port, Oumaro,' Quocnficow;*, and Bealey, to 6Sdeg. at Tiritiri. ' Mr V. Y. Lethbridge, M.H.R. for Maugitykei. will, during tho coming Ses sion, endeavour to effect an amendment in tho 4^ocnl Bodi«s Loans Act to enable local bodies to deposit loan moneys in the battks' to their general account, and thus effect a saving of interest on overdraft. ' It is .understood that a parry of tho permanent force will shortly arrive at Opunalce for tho purpose of blowing up rocks in the bay there. The party will be uu Jer tho direction of Captain Coyle, who ctme down Zcom Auckland the other day to r.i>ik& aTangerpents. The party urly be several mouths at Opjuako. A young lady, about 17 years old, received' a seven* blow from a handle of tho lurnutilo at the main entrance of the Recreation Grounds on Monday evening. There was the usual crushing at the stuV, despite fho fact that the main gate was open for exit. Ah the young lady was leaving sorncoro catno in the opposite direction, tho result being that the revolving top swung round and struck the young lady such a severe blow that it was found necessary to tako her away for medical attcntiun, Tt is estimated (si»ya the Dunedin felar) that by thirteen hotels being depnvod of their licenses and ' by an additional loss of £5 on each of the remaining houses by tho substitution of o'clock for 11 o'clock licenses, the city revenue will be depleted to the extent of something like £750. It id understood that to meet this deficiency the finance couimttteo propose to mvi;« the city solicitors to draft a Bill (which the Government will bo asked to take charge of) giving them authority to raise the annual license on the remaining hotels— tho fee probably beir^g made 160, m lieu of £40 as at present.

An appreciative audience assembled in tho Theatre ~RbyaT~on 'Saturday night when tbe Westminster Abbey Glee and Concert Party concluded their short season here. • An excellent' programmtv/cis gone through, each number being well received, and in coxae instances encores being demanded. In the first part Madame Marie Ilooton scored an encore for hw singing of the b;iiJad, ".The Oak and the Ash " ; Mr Herbert Hilton for "I am a Friar of Orders Grey," and Master Hubbard for "The Swallows," received a similar conuplimrnt from the audience. The gleea and part-songs | were special features in the programme, and were pleasingly sung. Mr Herbert Coward, iho male aito,- vens again heard to advantage. The party left by train on Monday morning. They arc expected back here in a few mouths, when they vvill be heartily welcomed by all lovers of sweet singing. The Commissioner of Crown Lands returned to town on Saturday morning after an absence of over three weeks in the King Country, where he was inspecting largo areas of Crown lands now being surveyed for settlement in Northern Taranaki. We understand that reven double parlies of surveyors are busily engaged on about 120,000 acres of Crown lands, which Mr MacKenzie anticipates will be offered in July or August, in areas from 100 to 1000 acres each. The country traversed extended from Paimako beyond Mahoenui in a southerly direction to the Ohura mouth tn tho Wanganui Eiv?r, aud from thence across country to Tj umaranui. The whole ot the explorations were carried ou through back country, where there are only a«rery few old native tracks to assicl. The great bulk of the laud is well adapted for dairying and grazing purposes. The New Zealand Postal Department has inaugurated v new system. It is now prepared to deliver circulars or other printed matter, prepaid in cash, and addressed merely " The householder '" (with or without place of delivery. If no place is mentioned, the town of post-i ing is to bo understood as the place of delivery). Delivery of such matter will be made by le'ter-carrier to every house holder within the letter-carriers' respective deliveries to far as the supply goes. A supply of circulars, etc , to the number of not lt<Sd than 1000, may be prepaid id cash ac tbe ordinary rates of postage for such distribution. On Thursday evening next, at the Theatre Royal, Mr J. 2). Stoyle will be tendered a complimentary benefit by the members of the New Plymouth Opera Club prior to his departure „ from the town. It is needless to remark that Mr StoyJe has made, himaelf very popular with the theatre-goers of ' New Plymouth and all the members of the Opera Club. The programme for the evening will consist of comedy sketches, musical -and operatic numbers, and will conclude with the second act of " Les Cloches, 3e Comeville,"r* which Mr tttoyle will play thepart of Gaspard, and all tho members- of the Club ta&e fart. . Altogether this should prove a vory good entertainment-. The tickets are now b Jng eagerly lfrok ed for, which shows' that his many friends and patrons are responding to the Club's call.